ELASTIC as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • an elastic fabric made of yarns containing an elastic material
   Hypernyms(s) elastic is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • fabric (what does fabric mean?)
   • cloth (what does cloth mean?)
   • material (what does material mean?)
   • textile (what does textile mean?)
2. Meaning
   • a narrow band of elastic rubber used to hold things (such as papers) together
   Synonym(s)
   • elastic band (what does elastic band mean?)
   • rubber band (what does rubber band mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) elastic is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • band (what does band mean?)
   • elastic device (what does elastic device mean?)

ELASTIC as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • capable of resuming original shape after stretching or compression
   • springy
   Usage Example(s)
   • an elastic band
   • a youthful and elastic walk
   Antonym(s)
   • inelastic (what does inelastic mean?)
   Similar To
   • bouncy (what does bouncy mean?)
   • live (what does live mean?)
   • lively (what does lively mean?)
   • resilient (what does resilient mean?)
   • springy (what does springy mean?)
   • whippy (what does whippy mean?)
   • ductile (what does ductile mean?)
   • malleable (what does malleable mean?)
   • pliable (what does pliable mean?)
   • pliant (what does pliant mean?)
   • tensile (what does tensile mean?)
   • tractile (what does tractile mean?)
   • elasticized (what does elasticized mean?)
   • elasticised (what does elasticised mean?)
   • expandable (what does expandable mean?)
   • expandible (what does expandible mean?)
   • expansible (what does expansible mean?)
   • expansile (what does expansile mean?)
   • fictile (what does fictile mean?)
   • moldable (what does moldable mean?)
   • plastic (what does plastic mean?)
   • flexible (what does flexible mean?)
   • rubbery (what does rubbery mean?)
   • rubberlike (what does rubberlike mean?)
   • springlike (what does springlike mean?)
   • stretch (what does stretch mean?)
   • stretchable (what does stretchable mean?)
   • stretchy (what does stretchy mean?)
   • viscoelastic (what does viscoelastic mean?)
   • chewy (what does chewy mean?)
   See Also
   • flexible (what does flexible mean?)
   • flexile (what does flexile mean?)
2. Meaning
   • able to adjust readily to different conditions
   Synonym(s)
   • flexible (what does flexible mean?)
   • pliable (what does pliable mean?)
   • pliant (what does pliant mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • an adaptable person
   • a flexible personality
   • an elastic clause in a contract
   Similar To
   • adaptable (what does adaptable mean?)